Grandprint plans in place for Komori expansion

Back in 2025, Grandprint invested in eleven Jetfire 50 digital printing systems. From left: Cui Wenfeng, Chairman of Grandprint, Dr. David Schmedding, Chief Technology and Sales Officer at HEIDELBERG, and Benny Huang, Region Head of Greater China at HEIDELBERG

Komori’s group company in China, Komori (Shenzhen) Print Engineering, has formed a strategic partnership with Chinese print company Henan Grandprint, to support its growth and accelerate its manufacturing advancement. Grandprint is the first company in China to install Komori’s J-throne 29 digital press.

Satoshi Mochida, President and CEO of Komori Corporation, says: “Komori and Grandprint have built a strong cooperative relationship over many years. We are pleased to establish this partnership from a longer-term perspective and look forward to continuing our dialogue as we work together to create new value and support Grandprint’s business growth.”

Grandprint already operates more than 50 Komori offset presses and over 50 MBO post-press systems across its commercial and packaging print operations and, as part of the partnership, it will connect 36 Komori presses to the KP-Connect Pro workflow platform during 2026, before expanding this to more than 60 connected presses in 2027. Grandprint’s ultimate aim is to integrate all of its Komori equipment with its manufacturing execution system (MES) across the wider group by 2028.

In separate but related news in Japan, Komori has signed a share transfer agreement to acquire a Tokyo-based, specialist temperature-control equipment manufacturer, Maruyama Chiller, to support its expansion beyond traditional printing markets. The Japanese press manufacturer says this deal form part of a long-term plan to strengthen new business areas, particularly printed electronics (PE), which it has identified as a key growth sector.

Maruyama Chiller designs and manufactures customised chillers and temperature-control systems used in semiconductor production and serves customers in Japan and overseas. Komori will bring Maruyama Chiller into the group as a wholly owned subsidiary to support Komori’s existing PE business, alongside existing subsidiary Seria, which offers manufacturing equipment for plate manufacture as its main product.

The ¥26bn deal (for 600 shares) is planned to close on 2 October 2026 and is expected to support significant growth of Komori’s PE business through the continued growth of the chiller business.

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